Medical Malpractice: Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis
February 22, 2022
Most medical malpractice cases involve misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, but there are a lot of factors that determine if you have a legal case. Diagnostic errors are common in the medical field, and therefore, medical professionals cannot always be held legally liable. For the case to be medical malpractice, there must be proven negligence, and those negligent acts must lead directly to the patient’s harm. You also need to demonstrate a patient-doctor relationship—this part isn’t usually difficult. But proving there has been negligence can prove challenging. Suppose a doctor or other medical professional contributed to a patient’s harm